Hello and welcome to our latest Smartlogic blog! This time we break down another commonly used industry term and explain why it makes sense for your business.
The theme of today’s blog is ‘Managed I.T. Services’ and we will go through some benefits of why it might be exactly what your business needs.
What are ‘Managed I.T. Services’?
For the purpose of this article, let’s shorten it to ‘MITS’. A MITS provider takes care of your company’s technology for a fee, most commonly via a subscription or contract basis. This means your external I.T. provider will be responsible for monitoring your business’ I.T. network, mitigating and fixing issues as well as the general upkeep of your systems & software. Most of this can now be done remotely which means you will only see your I.T. provider in person when you need to or on regular scheduled visits!
‘MITS’ can also include server maintenance, backups, cloud-based services and cyber security among other features. The key idea is that it must include proactive maintenance or your I.T. infrastructure.
Why Would I Need a Managed I.T. Services Provider?
Hiring an external provider to take care of your ‘MITS’ saves you and your staff from becoming the dedicated I.T. experts for your business. Leaving your I.T. with an experienced provider means you can focus on the bread and butter of your business!
Hiring a ‘MITS’ provider means they will consistently monitor your I.T. systems, maintain it and fix it when needed. This is in contrast to working without one which can leave managers in a lurch when I.T. issues arise, leading to team members having to focus on specialist I.T. tasks which they may not be experienced with. A good ‘MITS’ provider will also keep an eye out and help you forecast for equipment that will need to be replaced soon as well as advising on products that will help improve the productivity of the business.
The easiest way of finding out if a managed I.T. services provider is right for you is to request a free I.T. systems audit/assessment. For more detail on what this is, read our helpful article here.
Fill in the form below for a free I.T. systems audit and quote to see if your business could use an I.T. boost!
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